Knowledge Base

The Knowledge Base provides access to documents and information about the environmental effects of wind energy, supporting the WREN initiative. Relevant documents from around the world are compiled into a user-friendly table that displays all content available in Tethys. Results can be narrowed using the keyword filters on the right, or with search terms entered in the text box, including targeted searches (e.g., org:DOE, author:copping). Content may also be sorted alphabetically by clicking on column headers. Some entries will appear on the next page.

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Title Author Date Content Type Technology Stressor Receptor
An Assessment of the Cumulative Impacts of Floating Offshore Wind Farms Integral Consulting Inc Report Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Changes in Flow Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment
Songbird Behavior and Conservation in the Anthropocene Proppe, D. Book Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision, Habitat Change Birds
Acoustic and Genetic Data Can Reduce Uncertainty Regarding Populations of Migratory Tree-Roosting Bats Impacted by Wind Energy Hale, A.; Hein, C.; Straw, B. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats
Influencing Activity of Bats by Dimly Lighting Wind Turbine Surfaces with Ultraviolet Light Cryan, P.; Gorresen, P.; Straw, B.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Avoidance, Collision Bats
Commercial and Research Wind Lease and Grant Issuance and Site Assessment Activities on the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf of the New York Bight Final Environmental Assessment Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Birds not in flight: using camera traps to observe ground use of birds at a wind-energy facility Puffer, S.; Tennant, L.; Lovich, J.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Birds
Acoustic Exposure to Turbine Operation Quantifies Risk to Bats at Commercial Wind Energy Facilities Peterson, T.; Mcgill, B.; Hein, C.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats
Comments on BOEM 2023-2024 Studies Development Plan Pacific Fishery Management Council Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Fish, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Stakeholder Engagement
Commercial Wind Lease Issuance and Site Assessment Activities on the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf Offshore North Carolina Draft Supplemental Environmental Assessment Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Bats, Birds, Fish, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Legal & Policy
The Responsible Offshore Development Alliance Research Priorities 2022 Responsible Offshore Development Alliance (RODA) Guidance Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Habitat Change Fish, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Marine Spatial Planning
Revolution Wind COP Appendix L: Essential Fish Habitat Assessment INSPIRE Environmental Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Fish
Revolution Wind COP Appendix X1: Benthic Assessment INSPIRE Environmental Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Physical Environment
Electromagnetic Field Impacts on American Eel Movement and Migration from Direct Current Cables Hutchison, Z.; Sigray, P.; Gill, A.; et al. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind EMF Fish
Evaluation of the Coastal Acoustic Buoy for offshore wind for real time mitigation of North Atlantic right whales Palmer, K. ; Turner, J.; Tabbutt, S.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals
A review of the effectiveness of operational curtailment for reducing bat fatalities at terrestrial wind farms in North America Adams, E.; Gulka, J.; Williams, K. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Avoidance, Collision Bats
Distribution and density of six large whale species in the New York Bight from monthly aerial surveys 2017 to 2020 Zoidis, A.; Lomac-MacNair, K.; Ireland, D.; et al. Journal Article Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Monitoring and Modeling Tree Bat (Genera: Lasiurus, Lasionycteris) Occurrence Using Acoustics on Structures off the Mid-Atlantic Coast—Implications for Offshore Wind Development True, M.; Reynolds, R.; Ford, W. Journal Article Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Avoidance, Collision Bats
Whale hearing tests through evoked potential audiometry Houser, D. Magazine Article Wind Energy Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
A heuristic tool to assess regional impacts of renewable energy infrastructure on conservation areas Troia, M.; McManamay, R.; Kao, S-C.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind
Maryland Offshore Wind Construction and Operations Plan: Appendix II N1 - Avian Risk Assessment ESS Group, Inc. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Birds
Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind COP Appendix II-F4: Bat Survey Report Biodiversity Research Institute Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Bats
Vineyard Wind Demersal Trawl Survey 2020/2021 Annual Report Rillahan, C.; He, P. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Fish
Breeding Density and Collision Mortality of Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) in the Altamont Pass Wind Resource Area Smallwood, K.; Smallwood, N. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change Birds
Sunrise Wind COP Appendix B: Fisheries Communication Plan Sunrise Wind Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Maryland Offshore Wind Construction and Operations Plan: Appendix II F2 - Fisheries Assessment Report Sea Risk Solutions Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Fish, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Maryland Offshore Wind Construction and Operations Plan: Appendix II F1 - Fisheries Communication Plan Sea Risk Solutions Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Oceanic records of North American bats and implications for offshore wind energy development in the United States Solick, D.; Newman, C. Journal Article Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Attraction Bats
Bat activity patterns relative to temporal and weather effects in a temperate coastal environment Gorman, K.; Barr, E.; Ries, L.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy Bats
State of Maine Offshore Wind Energy Research Array: Application for an Outer Continental Shelf Renewable Energy Research Lease State of Maine Report Tidal, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Bats, Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Reptiles, Sea Turtles, Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement
Design, production, and validation of the biological and structural performance of an ecologically engineered concrete block mattress: A Nature-Inclusive Design for shoreline and offshore construction Sella, I.; Hadary, T.; Rella, A.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Habitat Change Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Invertebrates
The Design, Production and Validation of the Biological and Structural Performance of an Ecologically Engineered Concrete Block Mattress – A Nature Inclusive Design for Shoreline and Offshore construction Sella, I.; Hadary, T.; Rella, A.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Habitat Change Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Invertebrates, Physical Environment
American Bird Conservancy Comments on the Morro Bay Offshore Wind Call for Information American Bird Conservancy Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Birds, Human Dimensions
Comments on Commercial Leasing for Wind Power Development on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Offshore Morro Bay, California, East and West Extensions Flick, P.; Hislop, K.; Humphries, E.; et al. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Bats, Birds, Fish, Reptiles
Identifying Ecological Metrics and Sampling Strategies for Baseline Monitoring During Offshore Wind Development Brodie, J.; Kohut, J.; Zemeckis, D. Workshop Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Fish, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Marine Spatial Planning
Characterization of Impact Pile Driving Signals and Fin Whale Vocalizations at the Block Island Wind Farm Site Amaral, J. Thesis Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Eagles enter rotor-swept zones of wind turbines at rates that vary per turbine McClure, C.; Rolek, B.; Braham, M.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Birds, Raptors
Modeling At-Sea Density of Marine Birds to Support Renewable Energy Planning on the Pacific Outer Continental Shelf of the Contiguous United States Leirness, J. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Birds, Marine Mammals
Residency, demographics, and movement patterns of North Atlantic right whales Eubalaena glacialis in an offshore wind energy development area in southern New England, USA Quintana-Rizzo, E.; Leiter, S.; Cole, T.; et al. Journal Article Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Experimental and numerical aeroacoustic analysis of an ultrasound whistle Zeng, Z.; Sharma, A. Conference Paper Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Collision Bats
Draft Preliminary Environmental Assessment: Vandenberg Offshore Wind Energy Projects California State Lands Commission Report Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Changes in Flow, Collision, EMF, Habitat Change, Noise Bats, Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Fisheries, Visual Impacts
Evidence of Absence Regression: A Binomial N-Mixture Model for Estimating Bird and Bat Fatalities at Wind Power Facilities McDonald, T.; Bay, K.; Studyvin, J.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy Collision Bats, Birds
Map-like use of Earth’s magnetic field in sharks Keller, B.; Putnam, N.; Grubbs, R.; et al. Journal Article EMF Fish, Demersal Fish, Pelagic Fish
Conservation Organizations Comments on June 21, 2021 OSW Workshop Cullum, L.; Hislop, K.; Aylesworth, S.; et al. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Habitat Change Birds, Marine Mammals
Atlantic deepwater ecosystem observatory network: Patterns of acoustic backscatter and community structure of the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf Miksis-Olds, J.; Warren, J.; Blair, H.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Displacement, Habitat Change Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Marine Mammals
2021 Northeast Spring Bottom Trawl Survey Completed NOAA Fisheries Website Fish, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Migrating whooping cranes avoid wind-energy infrastructure when selecting stopover habitat Pearse, A.; Metzger, K.; Brandt, D.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Avoidance, Displacement, Habitat Change Birds, Shorebirds
Wind turbine event detection by support vector machine Hu, C.; Albertani, R. Journal Article Wind Energy Collision Birds
Atlantic Marine Assessment Program for Protected Species: FY15 – FY19 Palka, D.; Aichinger Dias, L.; Broughton, E.; et al. Report Habitat Change, Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
New England Wind COP Appendix II-H: 2016-2020 Benthic Reports Epsilon Associates Inc. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Invertebrates, Physical Environment
Demographic and potential biological removal models identify raptor species sensitive to current and future wind energy Diffendorfer, J.; Stanton, J.; Beston, J.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Birds, Raptors

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